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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rixey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rixey and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rixey:
- 38.079023, -77.382203
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rixey
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Rixey is near Spotsylvania County and also King George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rixey
Communities Also Named Rixey ...
We found one communities that are also named Rixey.
Within Virginia, the name Rixey is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Rixey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Rixey is located in Pulaski County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west of the Rixey that is located in Caroline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Rixey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rixey ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bullocks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
- Guinea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
- Howards Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Locks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locks Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Loving Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loving Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Fork
- Mica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mica is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Pullers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
- Range Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Range Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
- Raymonds Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
- Young Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Young Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner
How Far From Rixey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rixey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rixey and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Rixey to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rixey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rixey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rixey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0790, Longitude: -77.3822 In this case, the coordinates for Rixey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.167 degrees. |
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